diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
index bb5d4ac1..a6b6a917 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.ws.context.MessageContext;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapBody;
+import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapFault;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapHeaderElement;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.SoapMessage;
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.server.SoapEndpointInterceptor;
+import org.springframework.ws.soap.soap11.Soap11Body;
 
 /**
  * Interceptor base class for interceptors that handle WS-Security.
@@ -42,19 +44,25 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implements SoapEndpointInter
     private static final QName WS_SECURITY_NAME =
             new QName("http://docs.oasis-open.org/wss/2004/01/oasis-200401-wss-wssecurity-secext-1.0.xsd", "Security");
 
-    /** Logger available to subclasses. */
+    /**
+     * Logger available to subclasses.
+     */
     protected final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());
 
     private boolean secureResponse = true;
 
     private boolean validateRequest = true;
 
-    /** Indicates whether outgoing responsed are to be secured. Defaults to <code>true</code>. */
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether outgoing responsed are to be secured. Defaults to <code>true</code>.
+     */
     public void setSecureResponse(boolean secureResponse) {
         this.secureResponse = secureResponse;
     }
 
-    /** Indicates whether incoming request are to be validated. Defaults to <code>true</code>. */
+    /**
+     * Indicates whether incoming request are to be validated. Defaults to <code>true</code>.
+     */
     public void setValidateRequest(boolean validateRequest) {
         this.validateRequest = validateRequest;
     }
@@ -70,6 +78,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implements SoapEndpointInter
             catch (WsSecurityValidationException ex) {
                 return handleValidationException(ex, messageContext);
             }
+            catch (WsSecurityFaultException ex) {
+                return handleFaultException(ex, messageContext);
+            }
         }
         else {
             return true;
@@ -87,13 +98,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implements SoapEndpointInter
             catch (WsSecuritySecurementException ex) {
                 return handleSecurementException(ex, messageContext);
             }
+            catch (WsSecurityFaultException ex) {
+                return handleFaultException(ex, messageContext);
+            }
         }
         else {
             return true;
         }
     }
 
-    /** Returns <code>true</code>, i.e. faults are not secured. */
+    /**
+     * Returns <code>true</code>, i.e. faults are not secured.
+     */
     public boolean handleFault(MessageContext messageContext, Object endpoint) throws Exception {
         return true;
     }
@@ -134,6 +150,30 @@ public abstract class AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implements SoapEndpointInter
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handles a fault exception.Default implementation logs the given exception, and creates a SOAP Fault with the
+     * properties of the given exception, and returns <code>false</code>.
+     *
+     * @param ex             the validation exception
+     * @param messageContext the message context
+     * @return <code>true</code> to continue processing the message, <code>false</code> (the default) otherwise
+     */
+    protected boolean handleFaultException(WsSecurityFaultException ex, MessageContext messageContext) {
+        if (logger.isWarnEnabled()) {
+            logger.warn("Could not handle request: " + ex.getMessage());
+        }
+        SoapBody response = ((SoapMessage) messageContext.getResponse()).getSoapBody();
+        SoapFault fault;
+        if (response instanceof Soap11Body) {
+            fault = ((Soap11Body) response).addFault(ex.getFaultCode(), ex.getFaultString(), Locale.ENGLISH);
+        }
+        else {
+            fault = response.addClientOrSenderFault(ex.getFaultString(), Locale.ENGLISH);
+        }
+        fault.setFaultActorOrRole(ex.getFaultActor());
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Abstract template method. Subclasses are required to validate the request contained in the given {@link
      * SoapMessage}, and replace the original request with the validated version.
diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/WsSecurityFaultException.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/WsSecurityFaultException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8faeccdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/WsSecurityFaultException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.springframework.ws.soap.security;
+
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
+
+/**
+ * Exception indicating that a WS-Security executions should result in a SOAP Fault.
+ *
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @since 1.0.1
+ */
+public abstract class WsSecurityFaultException extends WsSecurityException {
+
+    private QName faultCode;
+
+    private String faultString;
+
+    private String faultActor;
+
+    /**
+     * Construct a new <code>WsSecurityFaultException</code> with the given fault code, string, and actor.
+     */
+    public WsSecurityFaultException(QName faultCode, String faultString, String faultActor) {
+        super(faultString);
+        this.faultCode = faultCode;
+        this.faultString = faultString;
+        this.faultActor = faultActor;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the fault code for the exception.
+     */
+    public QName getFaultCode() {
+        return faultCode;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the fault string for the exception.
+     */
+    public String getFaultString() {
+        return faultString;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the fault actor for the exception.
+     */
+    public String getFaultActor() {
+        return faultActor;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityFaultException.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityFaultException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5556cb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityFaultException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.springframework.ws.soap.security.xwss;
+
+import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
+
+import org.springframework.ws.soap.security.WsSecurityFaultException;
+
+/**
+ * XWSS-specific version of the {@link WsSecurityFaultException}.
+ *
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @since 1.0.1
+ */
+public class XwsSecurityFaultException extends WsSecurityFaultException {
+
+    public XwsSecurityFaultException(QName faultCode, String faultString, String faultActor) {
+        super(faultCode, faultString, faultActor);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityInterceptor.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityInterceptor.java
index 421ae3bb..dcfd27d4 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityInterceptor.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityInterceptor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.sun.xml.wss.ProcessingContext;
 import com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSProcessor;
 import com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSProcessorFactory;
 import com.sun.xml.wss.XWSSecurityException;
+import com.sun.xml.wss.impl.WssSoapFaultException;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
@@ -86,7 +87,9 @@ public class XwsSecurityInterceptor extends AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implem
         this.callbackHandler = new CallbackHandlerChain(callbackHandler);
     }
 
-    /** Sets the policy configuration to use for XWSS. Required. */
+    /**
+     * Sets the policy configuration to use for XWSS. Required.
+     */
     public void setPolicyConfiguration(Resource policyConfiguration) {
         this.policyConfiguration = policyConfiguration;
     }
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ public class XwsSecurityInterceptor extends AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implem
         catch (XWSSecurityException ex) {
             throw new XwsSecuritySecurementException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
         }
+        catch (WssSoapFaultException ex) {
+            throw new XwsSecurityFaultException(ex.getFaultCode(), ex.getFaultString(), ex.getFaultActor());
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -151,5 +157,9 @@ public class XwsSecurityInterceptor extends AbstractWsSecurityInterceptor implem
         catch (XWSSecurityException ex) {
             throw new XwsSecurityValidationException(ex.getMessage(), ex);
         }
+        catch (WssSoapFaultException ex) {
+            throw new XwsSecurityFaultException(ex.getFaultCode(), ex.getFaultString(), ex.getFaultActor());
+        }
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecuritySecurementException.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecuritySecurementException.java
index 3813c8e8..44eb3799 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecuritySecurementException.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecuritySecurementException.java
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ package org.springframework.ws.soap.security.xwss;
 
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.security.WsSecuritySecurementException;
 
+/**
+ * XWSS-specific version of the {@link WsSecuritySecurementException}.
+ *
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
 public class XwsSecuritySecurementException extends WsSecuritySecurementException {
 
     public XwsSecuritySecurementException(String msg) {
diff --git a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityValidationException.java b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityValidationException.java
index 409b5946..7c8af13e 100644
--- a/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityValidationException.java
+++ b/security/src/main/java/org/springframework/ws/soap/security/xwss/XwsSecurityValidationException.java
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ package org.springframework.ws.soap.security.xwss;
 
 import org.springframework.ws.soap.security.WsSecurityValidationException;
 
+/**
+ * XWSS-specific version of the {@link WsSecurityValidationException}.
+ *
+ * @author Arjen Poutsma
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
 public class XwsSecurityValidationException extends WsSecurityValidationException {
 
     public XwsSecurityValidationException(String msg) {